Pre-K Curriculum

Children in the Pre-K program at my school explore these concepts, but are not required to master them before entering Kindergarten. Children learn these concepts at their own pace. What is learned in Pre-K is considered a “bonus”. Children are taught with hands-on materials, songs, and games. They are assessed by observation and work samples.

Math

Numerals 1-10

Counting objects to 10

One-to-one correspondence of objects

Sorting by various attributes: color, shape, size

Patterns: AB, AABB, ABC

Sizes: small, medium, large

Shapes: square, rectangle, circle, triangle

Matching: symbols, shapes, patterns, etc.

Same and Different

More, Less, Same

Time: Day and Night

Money: Explore through games, songs, and pretend play

Literacy

Exposure to alphabet: letter names and sounds

Recognize, spell, write first name

Hold a pencil, marker, crayon correctly

Retell familiar stories

Draw pictures and dictate sentences about stories and experiences

Answer questions about stories

Repeat simple nursery rhymes and fingerplays

Concepts of print: left to right direction, holding a book right-side-up